Steam joint



1949'v R; CARPENTER STEAM JOINT 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed July 16, 1945 Q mm m om P a 2 'QNVENTORI RUSSELL CARPENTER.

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Filed July 15. 1945 s Sheets-Shet a AN .v'f-1 Z7; 55 53.2." 11.5; 2/50 56 INVENTOR RUSS ELL CARPENTER Patented Feb. 8, 1949 a I 2,460,872. I 7

seem mmfiussellxfiamntemihree Riiers,-flueheoi :Ganada gpnlicafion July .16, 1945;:seria-r-No. 05,292:

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This -invenition g relates to; "improvements: in steam joint-s tlesiggiedifor applic'iiontosteam heat-ed nylirfrclers eguippetlfiwitha syphen {Pipe thrrmgh"which coniiensateis delivered from. iiihe interior of thecyl er. 7 l

'Qne'object'of'ih reserrt-inventioniis to provide animproveds'team dint assemblyof'the oharam *rer fiescrlbed whi simple .in design; is eomeasedofrrelativeiw few perts; and canfieymanufactu-red arm-solid at a substantially Teeluced cost compared with similar steam joints now available.

finot herrobjeet -'is *t-o provide a steam joint as- 'semjfi'ly ofthe character described in which "the I steam pipe throughwh'i'ch sbeam is: delivered to the steam 'ylinder "is supported from "the steam supp y 'cha ber'of the joint assembly-on the oantileverp1? ,e'iple-so that "no support for the steemsupglygpipe is *required'witzhin the cyl index-itself;

A further obiieo't' is: the provision of a; steam joint assembly oi the character described oleslgned soiihat thegcompon-ent parts; ineluriin iih'e s'teaen supplypipe;ean loe reaflily detached from the steamheated cylinder "without elistm bing' iih-e which condensate eredffitomflhe inte riorofiihe cylinder.

Axpneferred einhofliment of the invention is i-Hustratetl' we accompanying drawings, in t a Fig; 1' is a, longitudinal sectional view" of the complete joint assembly" shown in; association 'withthe j'ourna iififa steam heated cylinder.

Fig. 2 is-a viev lfilsimilar to "Fig; 1 lent/showin a Slight-modification;

Fig: 3; isar eniliview' of the modified'j0in t assem'bl? ShowninfFigfiZ I I Fig: :4 ,is-abottOmpIan view of a part ofthe assembly'shownin-Figsfizand3.

Inili'gure 1 "the steam'iheated cylinder to which hwich "awemovable end *wall 1 I isecured in' place "a -sealing ring-H is arrangedso that said ringis clamped between-tine -wall H and an opposing wall of said 'recess. The inneiixedge -'of'-1 ing I!boa-rsagainst member I and serves, in' eonsumotion with bhelabyrinth sealing grooves V8 in -the-defi1iing wall ofopeni-ng 13; to seals-aid opening.

Atitsopposite end housing is provided with an integral end Wall zll-"iormed with a central opening 2 to accommodai e a stuffing box *2! whieh-is' threaded -onto-tl 1e inner 'end of' member 1 'A- sealin Ting-retaining plate 23 is fa-stoned tothe outer sieleo'f wai-ll "by screws 24. A-sealing-ring :25 is clamped in place between recessed portion'sof wall 'zil and plate 23 and 'bears against stu fling- Home 2 2" =to-sea=1 opening "21. Member 1 is jovmallecl in' bearing housing H) by antif rietion bearings-26"- and "'21 whichare spaced .fi-om each-=oiiher-=by an interposed spacer sleeve "2 8:enriirclingmemleeri; 'The i-nner race of bear- 'ingl Z5 is arranged against a shoulder 3i) formed on member 11 f'Iheinner race of bearing 2-!- is engageel by the portion of stufling box 22 threadout onto -men iben T. The complete bearing assembly, comprising bearings ZG- 'and 21 and spacer 'ring' 2-8; is clamped against shoulder 30 by the =o'Ia-mping" action of 'thestufling box 22.- The spaoe between bea'rings '26 and 21 oonstitutesa lubricant reservoir 32 and is provided'wlth a filling phig 33 and a drain plug 34; A steam-supply pipe 35' extends inwardl-y through smiling bex member 1' and journal 5 from a steam chamber 3'8 provided in :a casting: 3 1 which is in begrall y connect/ed by upper and lower-con meeting members-'38 -to theadfiaent end of bear ing housing: I O; The-outer end of steam supply :p'ipe 3i5 i-s threaded into a threaded openin 39 ''provided' in 'iihe i-nner side wall of steam chain ber 3B. lit' will thus be seen-djhatsteam supplied :tochamber 36, is: delivered through steam supply "pi-136 35 to ehe' in-iierior of i he steam heatefil eyl'irrder with: whfich the joint assembly -is ass'o- Thestumng-" box- "22 contains packing 40' which -is compressec l againstlihe steam supply pipe-$5,

bys'fl gland 1 l' which '.'isfastened to stuffing. box 22 :by glandadjusting-means comprising bolts-42 and E3. it will thus be seen that stufiin'g box 22' prevents leakage between steam supply pipe 35 and the-outer:end-ofmember '7 and valso ooopera'bes with sealing ring 25 to prevent leakage between the. smiling box and theend wall opening Z l of bearing housing 1 0; I

A eomlensatememoving: syphonpipe 4'5 exftemis imbo the steam hea-ted cylinder through steam supply pipe 35 from a condensate-receiving chamber 46 which is positioned at the outer side of steam chamber 35 and is separated therefrom by a partition wall 41 provided with a threaded opening 48 into which the outer end of syphon pipe 45 is screwed.

In the use of the joint described herein the stationary casting 31 is supported in place in any suitable, manner. Steam. supply and condensate conduits (not shown) are respectively connected to the steam chamber 36 and the condensate-receiving chamber 46. Steam supplied to chamber 36 passes through steam supply pipe 35 into the interior of the steam heated cylinder.

The condensate accumulating in the lower portion of the steam heated cylinder is syphonedthrough pipe 45 into condensate-receiving chamber 46 and is conducted therefrom to any suitable point of discharge. In this assembly the opening at the inner end of member I is the onlyiopening which requires to be sealed by the provision of a stuinng box and packing gland.

The assembly provided in accordance with the present invention is also an improvement over prior arrangements in that the bearing housing, the steam supply chamber 35 and the condensatereceiving chamber 45 are all formed as integral parts of a single main casting of comparatively simple design with which the steam supply pipe 35 and syphon pipe 45 can be assembled so that only a single stuiiing box is required toseal the joint against leakage of steam through member 1. Another feature of this assembly is that the ball bearings contained in the bearing housing H] are effectively protected against leakage of steam into said housing by means of the sealing ring 25 cooperating with the stufling box 22.

In the modified assembly shown in Figs. 2 to 4 inclusivea sleeve 50 is welded onto the outer end of syphon'pipe '45 and is slidably fitted in a non-threaded opening 5i provided in the partition wall 41 separating the steam chamber 35 from the condensate-receiving chamber 46, One end of sleeve 53 is enlarged to provide a shoulder 52 which is buttedi against the inner'side of partition wall 47. The other end of sleeve 50 is threaded to receive thereon a clamping nut 53 by means of which the sleeve andthe syphon pipe are held against longitudinal displacement relative to partition wall 41. The outer end of sleeve 50 projects beyondnut 53 and is provided with slots 54. These slots receive therein lugs 55 projecting inwardly from a syphon pipe adjusting plate 56 which is bolted in place overv an opening 51 provided in the outer end of castthe component parts of the steam joint assembly,

including the steam supply pipe 35, may be detached from the journal 5 and removed to an out-of-the-way position without disturbing the syphon pipe 45. This is accomplished by removing the nuts So from the bolts 9 and by unscrewing the nut'53 from the syphon pipe after, removing the syphon pipe adjusting plate 56. 'This removal of the nuts 9a and 53 and plate 56 permits the entire steam joint assembly including the steam supply pipe 35 to be drawn outwardly away from the journal 5 and over the syphon pipe 45. ,In this connection it will be noted that the steam pipe 35 is large enough so that it will slide freely over the sleeve 53 welded to the outer end of the syphon pipe. V Having thus described the nature '"f my-invention and a preferredembodiment thereof, it will be Zunderstcod'that various modifications may be resorted ,to within the scope and spirit of the inventionas defined by the appended, claims. v p I claimi l V i 1. A steam joint attachment for a rotary steam heated cylinder comprising a conduit open at both ends and having one endv rigidly attached ing 31. Plate 56 is provided with arcuate slots 58 for the passage of studs 59 projecting from the outer endof casting 31. Clamping nuts are threaded onto the outer ends of studs 59 and serve to hold plate in adjusted position. ,When

the nuts 50 are loosened the slots 58 permit plate 55 to be turned to thereby adjust the angular position of syphon pipe 45 through the agency of the lugs 55 engaged in the .slots 54 provided in the syphon pipe sleeve 50. Afterthis adjustment-has been made the nuts 60 are tightened to secure plate 55 and the syphon pipe 45 in adjustedposition. The plate 55 is preferably provided with a pointer 51 which indicatesthe angular position of the syphon pipe. 7

In the arrangement shown in Figs. 2 to 4, inclusive the steam supply pipe 35 is a relatively strong, thick-Walled pipe provided with a finely threaded outer end portion 35:; of substantial length which is screwed into a similarly threaded to the outer end of a hollow journal ofsaid cylinder, a syphonpipe and a steam supply pipe extendingupwardly through said journal and said conduit, said syphon pipe being arranged in said steam supplypipe; a stationary casting provided with a steam supply chamber into which the outer end of the-steam supply pipe extends and a condensate-receiving chamber into which the outer end of the syphon pipe extends, a stationary bearing housing interposed between the castingand thejournal and rigidly supported by said casting said housing surrounding said conduit and being provided, with end vwall openings .for thepassage of said conduit, meang'.sea1ing the end wall opening of the housing nearest the j'ournal; means sealing the opposite end wall ofthe housing including a stufiing box through Which the steam pipe extends, said stuffing box being carried by the outer end of said conduit and bearings arranged in" said housing, between the conduit and the surrounding wall or the housing.

2. A, steam, joint attachment for ;a rotary steam heated cylinder comprising a conduit open at both endsand having one endrigidly attached to'th'e outer 'end ofa hollow journal of saidrcylinder, a syphon pipe and a steam' supplypipe extending outwardly through. said journal and said conduit,- said syphon pipe being arranged in.- side. said steam supply pipe, fl'a Std-tiDl'Qiygasfi. ing provided witha steam supply chamber which the outer end of the steam supply pipe ex.- tends and'a condensate-receivingchamber into whichthe outer end of the syphon pipe. extends, a stationary'bearing housing located between'the casting and the journal and rigidly supportedby the casting, said housing being providedwith end wall openings for thepassage of said conduit, means for sealing the end wall of the housin nearest the journal, means for sealing the-opposite end wall of the housing comprising a stufilng ox thro gh, hi h 3th? t m p ly ne pg;-

tends, said stufiing box being threaded onto the outer end of said conduit and sealing means carried by the outer end wall of said housing and 1 therein in line with a larger steam supply opening provided in a side Wall of the steam supply chamber, a steam supply pipe having one end supported in said steam supply opening and adapted to extend therefrom into the interior of the steam heated cylinder and a syphon pipe passing through said steam supply pipe and having one end extending through said syphon pipe opening and means for detachably securing said syphon pipe in said syphon pipe opening comprising a sleeve slidably fitted in said opening and welded "-to the syphon pipe, an enlargement at one end of the sleeve adapted to engage one side of the partition wall in which said syphon pipe opening is formed and a nut threaded onto the opposite end of the sleeve in clamping engagement with the opposite side of said partition Wall.

4. A steam joint assembly as set forth in claim 3, in which the last mentioned end of the sleeve extends beyond said nut and is provided with slots in which a syphon pipe adjusting plate is rotatably secured to said casting and is provided with syphon pipe adjusting lugs engaged in said slots.

5. A steam joint attachment for a rotary steam heated cylinder comprising a casting afiording a steam supply chamber and a condensate-receiving chamber separated by an intervening partition wall having a siphon pipe'opening therein line with a larger steam supply opening provided in a side wall of the steam supply chamber, a. steam supply pipe having one end supported in said steam supply opening and adapted to extend therefrom into the interior of the steam heated cylinder, a siphon pipe passing through said steam supply pipe and having one end extending partition wall having a siphon pipe opening therein in line with'alarger steamsupply opening provided in a side wall of the steam supply chamber, a steam supply pipe having one end supported in said steam supply opening and adapted to extend therefrom into the interior of the steam heated cylinder, a siphon pipe for removing condensate from said cylinder, said siphon pipe passing through said steam supply pipe and having one end extending through said siphon pipe opening, a sleeve slidably and rotatably fitted in said siphon pipe opening and rigidly secured to the siphon pipe, means for releasably securing said sleeve in a stationary position within said siphon pipe opening, a siphon pipe rotating member rotatably supported by said casting and motion transmitting means interconnecting said siphon pipe and said siphon pipe rotating member whereby said siphon pipe is retated to difierent positions of angular adjustment in response to rotation of said siphon pipe rotating member. 5

7. A siphon assembly for removing condensate from a hollow steam heated cylinder comprising a condensate-receiving chamber having a siphon pipe opening in one side wall thereof and an opposing opening in the opposite side wall thereof, a siphon pipe having one end extending into said chamber through said siphon pipe opening, a sleeve slidably and rotatably fitted in said siphon pipe opening and rigidly secured to the siphon pipe, means for releasably securing said sleeve against,turning or sliding movement relative to the wall of the condensate-receiving chamber in which said sleeve is fitted, a plate rotatably mounted in the opening opposing the siphon pipe opening and motion transmitting means interconnecting said plate and siphon pipe whereby the latter is rotated to different positions of angular adjustment in response to rotation of said plate. I

RUSSELL CARPENTER.

REFERENCE S CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent: V

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 921,771 Whitlock May 18, 1909 1,797,382 Wade et al. Mar. 24, 1931 1,902,229 Goetzelman Mar. 21, 1933 1,991,432 Valentine et a1. Feb. 19, 1935 2,331,615 Meyer Oct. 12, 1943 2,349,696 Behrens May 23, 1944 2,349,792 Rosenblad May 23, 1944 2,350,492 Carpenter June 6, 1944 

